Lamentations 3:45

45 You have made us scum and refuse in the midst of the nations.

Lamentations 3:45 Meaning and Commentary

Lamentations 3:45

Thou hast made us [as] the offscouring and refuse in the midst
of the people.
] Had given them up into the hands of the Gentiles, the Chaldeans, to be treated as the dirt of the streets, as the sweepings of a house; or the dross of metal; or anything that is vile, mean, and contemptible. The apostle seems to have some reference to this passage; and his words may be an illustration of it, ( 1 Corinthians 4:13 ) .

Lamentations 3:45 In-Context

43 You have covered [yourself] {in anger} and pursued us, you have slain and not shown mercy.

44 You have covered yourself in a cloud {so that prayer cannot pass through}.

45 You have made us scum and refuse in the midst of the nations.

46 All our enemies have opened their mouth against us.

47 Fear and a pit have come upon us, desolation and destruction.